Play and Youth Leader

JOB TITLE:Play and Youth Leader

DEPARTMENT: Services

LOCATION: Kingston Play and Youth KT3 3RZ

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

SALARY RANGE: £15.44 Per Hour

HOUR PER WEEK: 8 hours per week in term time on Saturdays, plus admin hours (9-5). Mon-Fri (9-5) in the holidays and half terms

Saturdays in term time, and weekdays during Easter and Summer Holidays.

BENEFITS As a Challengers employee, you will benefit from

• To work for an organisation who truly consider work life balance and have high expectations for our outcomes not only for those who use our services but for our teams as well.
• Free Training We regularly invite all our staff to free training courses including Disability and Inclusion Awareness, Medication Administration, Safeguarding, First Aid, Makaton and more!
• Free DBS As we require all staff to have a DBS before they start with us, we have decided to offer this free of charge.
• Pension & Health Care Cash Plan All our staff have access to a NEST pension and Simply Health health care plan.

ABOUT US-

Challengers is a voluntary sector organisation providing play and leisure services to disabled children and young people across Surrey, Hampshire and in Richmond, Kingston, and Chichester.

Our values are to be Accountable, Ambitious, Inclusive, Playful and Trustworthy, if these resonate with you find out more here (add link)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

To be a champion and advocate of positive play, youth and leisure for disabled children and young people.

Liaise on a regular basis with the line manager and/or the Head of Service regarding any issue where you require support to provide a service to children and young people at Challengers.

To supervise all aspects of the on-the-day care of children and young people (including administration of medication) who attend Challengers schemes while positively encouraging and supporting children to fully realise their abilities in a fun and happy environment.

To manage all staff whilst being a role model for excellent play and youth work and to provide ongoing support and encouragement to the staff team in an appropriate manner.

To contribute to the effective liaison and working arrangements between the Challengers schemes, children, their families, schools, local authority departments, other centres and other organisations in the locality.

To deliver schemes in accordance with Challengers systems, policies and procedures and to participate in and contribute to the development of Challengers schemes and systems.

Youll be great if you have:

• Experience Leading and motivating a team
• Experience working with disabled children and young people providing care
• Experience of providing Leisure services
• Skills in administration
• Resilience
• Sense of joy

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job- There is no such thing as the perfect candidate.Challengers is a place where everyone can grow.We follow equal opportunities so however, you identify and whatever your background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day

Challengers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references.

Closing Date 6th December2024

Interview Date 13th December2024

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